Montezuma-Cortez Middle School
Cortez, CO
PublicMiddle · Grades 6–8
Colorado Academic Performance
School Performance Framework
Improvement Plan(Second tier)
% of students who met or exceeded expectations
| Grade | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| All | 30.2% | 16.7% |
| 6 | 27.6% | 14.5% |
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
22.7% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 538 | 543 |
| Suspended out of school | 12.6% · 68 | 22.7% · 123 |
| Suspended in school | 0.0% · 0 | 0.0% · 0 |
| Expelled | 0.9% · 5 | 1.5% · 8 |
Safety and Attendance
Chronic absenteeism rates from the Colorado Department of Education.
Chronic Absenteeism
38.8%
Total Students
551
School Profile
Location
Town, Remote
Enrollment
543 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino21.2%
White46.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian0.7%
Two or More Races6.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native25.0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 080309000833
- District
- Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- No virtual instruction
- Enrollment
- 543 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.2
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24
- Colorado Academic Performance · Colorado Department of Education · 2024–25
- Colorado Academic Performance by Race and Ethnicity · Colorado Department of Education · 2024–25
- Colorado Chronic Absenteeism · Colorado Department of Education · 2024–25